(A) Submission to City Administrator. A preliminary plat shall be submitted by a developer to the City Administrator who shall cause a review of the preliminary plat by the city’s staff to determine conformance of the preliminary plat to this chapter. Upon a finding by the City Administrator that the preliminary plat conforms to this chapter and upon payment of filing fees by the developer, the preliminary plat may be filed for consideration by the Commission within 30 days.
(B) Recommendation for approval. Upon a finding that the preliminary plat conforms to this chapter, the Commission may forward the preliminary plat with its recommendation for approval to the City Council. Upon a finding by the Commission that a preliminary plat does not conform to this chapter, the Commission will cite the basis of its finding and will not recommend that the preliminary plat be approved by the Council.
(C) Acceptance for preparation of final plat. A written record of the Commission’s action shall be forwarded to the Council for consideration of the preliminary plat within 30 days following the Commission’s action. Upon finding that a preliminary plat conforms to this chapter, the Council may accept the preliminary plat for preparation of a final plat. Upon finding that a preliminary plat fails to conform to this chapter, the Council will cite the basis of its finding and will not accept the preliminary plat for preparation of a final plat.
(D) Acceptance and expiration. When a preliminary plat is found to conform to these regulations, it shall be so certified and a copy shall be placed on file with the City Secretary for a public record.
(1) When a preliminary plat has been accepted, the final plat for all or a part of the area shall be submitted within six months thereafter; otherwise the acceptance shall terminate and shall be void, unless prior to the expiration of acceptance, the time for filing the final plat is extended at the written request of the developer. The first filing extension, not to exceed 90 days, may be granted by the City Administrator. Any further extensions shall be approved by the Commission.
(2) When the Commission or the Council finds that the preliminary plat does not conform to these regulations, the city shall return the preliminary plat with a report of such findings to the developer. The developer may revise and resubmit a preliminary plat following the same procedure as required for the original application. If the revised preliminary plat for the same area or a lesser part thereof is filed within 90 days following Commission or Council action, no new filing fee shall be required. No re-submittal and no new fee shall be required when city action is delayed with the concurrence of the developer for consideration of related matters.
(Ord. 933, passed 8-9-05) Penalty, see § 153.999